Ten Slash Commands You'll Use Every Day

We've covered a lot of ground in this series. To close it out, here's the shortlist — the commands worth turning into muscle memory because you'll reach for them constantly.

The daily ten

1. /clear — reset the conversation when you switch to an unrelated task. The simplest way to keep Claude sharp.
2. /compact — shrink a long session while keeping the thread. Add instructions to steer what it keeps.
3. /context — a quick look at how full your context window is, so you know when to clear or compact.
4. /model — switch between opus, sonnet, and haiku to match power to the task.
5. /review — a general quality pass over your changes before you commit.
6. /security-review — a focused check whenever a change touches auth, input, or data.
7. /usage — your dashboard for how much a session is consuming (also /cost).
8. /permissions — tune what Claude can do without asking so prompts stop interrupting you.
9. /resume — jump back into an earlier session with its history intact.
10. /help — when you forget a name, this lists everything.

Build the habit

Don't try to adopt all ten at once. Pick the two or three that fix your biggest daily friction — for most people that's /clear, /compact, and /model — and use them until they're automatic. Add the rest as the need shows up.

And remember the custom commands from earlier posts. The built-ins handle the common ground, but the commands you write for your own repeated work are where Claude Code really starts to feel like it's yours. Master the everyday ten first, then make the rest fit your workflow.